Mary Lucy Hospital Delivers First Child To 62-Year-Old Woman After Womb Rejuvenation

Story by Fada Amakye

ACCRA— In what medical experts are calling a rare and remarkable case, Mary Lucy Hospital has successfully helped a 62-year-old woman deliver her first child, after undergoing a complex womb rejuvenation procedure.

The Executive Director of the hospital, Dr. Kofie Adedze, said the case pushed the boundaries of reproductive medicine in Ghana and gave hope to women who had lost hope of carrying their own children.

According to Dr. Adedze, the patient came to the hospital determined to carry her own pregnancy, despite being well into menopause and having a history of fibroid surgery.

“With God, everything is possible,” Dr. Adedze said. “She said, ‘I want to carry myself.’ So we did a full evaluation.

He explained that the woman had recurring fibroids and a womb that had thinned and shrunk due to age. “This is a lady who had previous fibroid surgery, so it means her womb has already undergone some battery,” he noted.

Doctors first performed a fibroid removal surgery and extracted 26 fibroids. Because the womb muscle was weak, the team then carried out what Dr. Adedze described as “womb rejuvenation” using the patient’s own stem cells.

“We take the cells from your own bone, your own God-given cells. We harvest them, and then we inject it to the womb, and the womb then will become younger again,” he explained.

The procedure involved both _endometrial rejuvenation_ — to strengthen the inner lining where an embryo implants — and _myometrial rejuvenation_ — to strengthen the muscle of the womb so it could stretch during pregnancy.

“After that, we now checked the inside of the womb weeks later because with these surgeries, the inside of the womb tends to develop adhesions,” Dr. Adedze added. “So we did another rejuvenation of the inside of the womb to get the scar to ease for the womb to be able to implant the embryo.

Dr. Adedze said the hospital conducted full medical evaluations before proceeding because women in that age group often have hypertension, diabetes, or heart issues.
“When a pregnant woman conceives, the pregnancy takes a toll on these organs, and so you have to make sure these organs are in good condition,” he said.

Citing a similar case in Greece where a woman in her 60s carried a pregnancy, Dr. Adedze told the patient it was possible but the chances were slim.
“I won’t say zero chance. There’s no chance, I won’t say there’s no chance, but of course the chance is very slim,” he said. “But she had faith, and she believes that it can happen.”

The successful delivery at Mary Lucy Hospital is now being hailed as a breakthrough and a testament to faith, science, and perseverance.

Dr. Adedze said the hospital will continue to offer advanced reproductive care while ensuring patient safety remains the top priority.